单词 | foil |
释义 | foil[fɒil]n. 箔, 烘托, 衬托vt. 贴箔于, 衬托, 阻止, 挡开, 挫败【医】 箔, 叶 foil 1 foil 1 AHD: [foil] D.J. [f%!l]K.K. [f%!l]v.tr.(及物动词) foiled,foil.ing,foils 1. To prevent from being successful; thwart.See Synonyms at frustrate 使失败:妨碍成功;阻挠参见 frustrate2. To obscure or confuse (a trail or scent) so as to evade pursuers.搅乱痕迹:使(痕迹或气味)模糊难辨以躲避追击者n.Archaic (名词)【古语】 1. A repulse; a setback.阻力;挫折2. The trail or scent of an animal.动物留下的痕迹或气味语源:1. Middle English foilen [to trample, defile] 中古英语 foilen [践踏,弄脏] 2. variant of filen [to defile] * see file 3filen的变体 [玷污] *参见 file3 foil 2 foil 2 AHD: [foil] D.J. [f%!l]K.K. [f%!l]n.(名词)1. A thin, flexible leaf or sheet of metal:箔:一页或一张薄而软的金属:aluminum foil.铝箔2. A thin layer of polished metal placed under a displayed gem to lend it brilliance.衬箔:在展出的宝石下放置的用以衬出其光泽的薄层剖光金属3. One that by contrast underscores or enhances the distinctive characteristics of another:陪衬物:在对比中增加或减少其它物体特色的陪衬物:“I am resolved my husband shall not be a rival, but a foil to me”(&b{Charlotte Brontë})“我决定不把我丈夫当成敌手而把他当成我的陪衬”(夏洛特·勃朗特)4. The reflective metal coating on the back of a glass mirror.银箔:镜子背面的反射金属覆盖面5. Architecture A curvilinear, often lobelike figure or space formed between the cusps of intersecting arcs, found especially in Gothic tracery and Moorish ornament.【建筑学】 叶形饰:在尖顶的交叉拱门之间的一块曲线的、常为裂片状的空间,在哥特式的窗花格交织线条和马蹄型拱的装饰上尤为多见6. An airfoil.飞翼7. Nautical A hydrofoil.【航海】 水翼艇v.tr.(及物动词) foiled,foil.ing,foils 1. To cover or back with foil.以箔覆盖或衬托2. To set off by contrast.通过对比衬托语源:1. Middle English 中古英语 2. from Old French foille 源自 古法语 foille 3. from Latin folia [pl. of] folium [leaf] * see bhel- 3源自 拉丁语 folia [] folium的复数 [叶] *参见 bhel- 3 foil 3 foil 3 AHD: [foil] D.J. [f%!l]K.K. [f%!l]n.(名词)1. A fencing sword having a usually circular guard and a thin, flexible four-sided blade with a button on the tip to prevent injury.钝头剑,无锋剑:带有一环状保护装置和在顶端带有圆头以防止剑伤的四边剑锋的防御剑2. Often foils The art or sport of fencing with such a sword:常作 foils 花剑剑术:用圆头剑防御的技巧或运动:a contest at foils.花剑比赛语源:[Origin unknown] [词源不明] |
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